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I never heard of the dangers of cough syrup until I
learned that my neighbor was getting high from it. I
found out that cough syrup is not only used to
suppress coughs, but some people, including teenagers,
take large doses of cough syrup to get high.
These “syrup heads,” as they are sometimes called,
will drink an entire bottle of cough syrup like
Robitussin, which is often called “robo-dosing”
or “robo-tripping.” Other times people will swallow
many cough suppressant pills sometimes
called “skittles.” The fact is that since 2000 there
has been a four-fold increase in cough suppressant
abuse by teenagers, according to poison control
experts. Continue reading →

“If you have oral sex, are you really having sex?”
This is one of the most common and controversial
questions about sex. Many people think that if you are
having oral sex, you’re “not really having sex.” But,
let’s face it, oral sex is having sex.
Considered taboo by some and casual by others, oral
sex is an issue that most people don’t know a lot
about, and are embarrassed to talk about. But,
according to a study conducted by the University of
Georgia, a whopping 75 percent of teens had or are
having oral sex. That’s a huge number of people who
are doing something they don’t really know a lot
about. That said, let’s talk about oral sex so you can
educate yourself, know the risks of oral sex, and then
decide if it’s right for you. Continue reading →

You think you know, but you have no idea. Where are
your children? Did they tell you that they went to a
supervised sleepover at �Susie�s� house? Are you sure?
Do you have �Susie�s� phone number and address?
Who�s �Susie�? Or is your child asleep, tucked in
tightly, underneath the warm blankets?
Well, you think you have the answers to all these
questions, while your child is probably jumping face
first out of his or her bedroom window. Many of us do
it. Parents say �NO, you�re not going to any party!�
So, we jump out of the window, while unsuspecting
parents are asleep. Or maybe they say, �You�re way too
young to start dating, I won�t have it!� So, we get
dropped off at a friend�s house, and minutes later our
date rolls around the corner, driving like a maniac.
It�s a weekend ritual, just as routine as getting up
late every morning. Continue reading →